McPherson v. McPherson (Opinion on Application)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff Ian McPherson brought an action against Christopher McPherson, Progressive Michigan Insurance Company, and others, seeking payment of personal protection insurance benefits under the no-fault act. Plaintiff developed a neurological disorder as a result of injuries sustained in a 2007 motor vehicle accident while he was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Christopher McPherson. Subsequently, in 2008, while driving a motorcycle, he experienced a seizure consistent with that disorder, lost control of the motorcycle, crashed into a parked car, and sustained a severe spinal cord injury that left him quadriplegic. Plaintiff claimed entitlement to no-fault benefits for the spinal cord injury, asserting that the 2008 spinal cord injury arose out of the 2007. Progressive moved for partial summary disposition. The court denied the motion; the appellate court affirmed. Upon review, the Supreme Court found that the facts alleged by plaintiff were insufficient to support a finding that the first injury caused the second injury in any direct way. Absent the intervening motorcycle accident, plaintiff's spinal cord injury would not have occurred as a direct result of the neurological disorder. The trial court erred by failing to grant summary disposition in favor of Progressive, and the Court of Appeals erred by affirming that decision.
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